How to Create a Standalone Presentation for a BrightSign Media Player

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2. Open BrightAuthor:connected and make sure you DO NOT click on the connect to  

BrightAuthor:connected dashboard interface displaying options for creating a new presentation and managing BrightSign media players.

3. Click on the “New Presentation” button on the Dashboard, or from the main menu you can click on Presentation > New

New Presentation button for creating standalone presentations in BrightAuthor:connected for BrightSign media players.
Dropdown menu in BrightAuthor:connected software displaying options for creating a new presentation, including "Library," "New...," "Open...," "Import...," and "Recent."

4. Configure the new Sigle Zone presentation: 

Then click on the “Start” button

BrightAuthor:connected interface showing settings for creating a standalone presentation for BrightSign LS445 media player, including layout options, target player, HDMI connector, resolution, frame rate, and screen orientation.

5. In the “Layout” tab, click on the “Properties” section on the right panel, and in the “Size” section change the “Height” to the height of your screen, in this example we are going to use 450 since the screen is 1920×450, then click on the “tab” key on your keyboard.

BrightAuthor connected interface displaying the layout properties for the LS445-1x450 standalone presentation, highlighting size settings of 1920 pixels width and 450 pixels height.

6. Click on the “Open” button on the left panel, then select the local folder where your content is located, and the content will show up inside the “Assets” panel below.  

BrightAuthor:connected interface displaying "Assets" panel with video thumbnails for creating standalone presentations for BrightSign media players.

7. Select all the content you would like to add to your presentation from the “Assets” panel and drag it to the empty space above.

BrightAuthor:connected interface displaying content files and assets for a BrightSign LS445 standalone presentation setup.

8. Click on the Save icon on the left of “Publish“.

BrightAuthor connected interface displaying content for LS445 standalone presentation with video, image, and audio zones, including local folder options and publish button.

9. Click on the “Publish” button which will take you to the next screen to start the publishing process.

BrightAuthor:connected interface showing local folder with media files and highlighted "Publish" button for BrightSign standalone presentation setup.

10. Click on “Local Directory” on the left panel to select a different local folder where to publish the content

BrightAuthor connected interface displaying schedule for LS445-1x450 standalone presentation, with options for local directory and BrightSignOS update.

11. On the right panel click on “BrightSignOS Update”, click on the first option with a down arrow where it says “LS445” on the list of different players, and click on the first option where it says “Latest released OS: 

BrightSignOS update interface displaying options for various media players including LS445, LS425, and latest OS version 9.0.168.

12. Click on the “Publish” button, this will start the process to copy the presentation and files to the local folder you selected.

BrightAuthor:connected interface displaying the "Publish" button, part of the process for creating standalone presentations for BrightSign media players.

13. Copy the files to your USB thumb drive or Micro SD card. 

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